I do enjoy the Blues, but not as much as other genres. I'm not sure how exactly to qualify my tastes, especially in geographic terms, but I tend to prefer Blues that's either very stripped down (Robert Johnson) or more "rocking" blues like SRV. I think Blues loses at lot of its essence when you start bringing in horn sections and dozens of backup singers, but that's just me.

I'm into blues rock more so but I've been meaning to get into the pure blues scene a bit more, especially since my band has a lot of that influence to go along with the metal. My favorites are Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Thorogood, and Joe Bonamassa.

Most white boy blues is god awful, save for a few artists who don't pretend to be something they're not. Lately I've been getting into old time locals Boyd Rivers and Belton Sutherland, who lived about a half hour north of me back in their day.

_________________"I am drunk as fuck, driving around town drunk, I'm on dope, and I want you to call the police. Not only that, but I got a loaded hand gun right here. I'm gonna start firing this off. So please call the cops." --Ricky, "Trailer Park Boys"

Most white boy blues is god awful, save for a few artists who don't pretend to be something they're not. Lately I've been getting into old time locals Boyd Rivers and Belton Sutherland, who lived about a half hour north of me back in their day.

Hey man, Dege Legg is a great blues player! And Colin James. Man, I love me some good blues. Second only to death metal in my musical tastes. Colin James, Santeria, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, all top notch stuff.

Who said Muddy Waters? I have his split with Howlin' Wolf, it's cool as hell. I'm starting to prefer Wolf's side, though nothing beats Walking Through The Park. Lighting Hopkins, I like him as well, though he does have ACDC syndrome, I enjoy it. I find that John Lee Hooker does what he does, better.

I'm not that well versed in blues yet, but I buy an album occasionally and am definitely getting into this genre more l.

I'm very picky when it comes to blues but there is some spectacular music out there. I have yet to hear a contemporary blues artist that can stack up next to what was recorded by the black bluesmen from the 60s and earlier, though. I HATE Stevie Ray Vaughn and similar stuff. Cats like Slim Harpo are more my speed (he comes to mind cuz I just picked up a best-of today on LP for like $3). Here's one of his most famous songs, later covered by the Rolling Stones who cite him as a major influence.

Love Son House. That's some heavy music right there. In fact, sometimes when I listen to stuff like Son House, etc. I feel kinda stupid for listening to metal and bands that try sthoooooo hard to be dark and evil.

Anyone that's into this kind of stuff should look into Abner Jay. The little information available on him paints the picture of quite an interesting character. Mississippi Records has been reissuing a lot of his material for fairly cheap.

Love Son House. That's some heavy music right there. In fact, sometimes when I listen to stuff like Son House, etc. I feel kinda stupid for listening to metal and bands that try sthoooooo hard to be dark and evil.

Sorry man; really don't see why that would happen. Don't feel stupid!

I basically grew up with a whole lot of old, classic blues, and abandoned much of it by the time I got to my teen years. Recently though I've been coming back to it in a big way, as well as discovering people I never used to listen to. Leadbelly, Memphis Slim, John Hamond, Muddy Waters, John lee HOoker, Dyna Washington. Big mama Thornton was also terrific....what a snarl she has.

It seems I only like the old stuff.

_________________Hush! and harkTo the sorrowful cryOf the wind in the dark.Hush and hark, without murmur or sigh,To shoon that tread the lost aeons:To the sound that bids you to die.

I just fucking love the blues scale. All my favorite metal bands use it in their guitar solos. Blues has been a part of heavy metal up through and including thrash metal. After thrash, I think the blues element of metal was finally completely gone. For shame.

I just fucking love the blues scale. All my favorite metal bands use it in their guitar solos. Blues has been a part of heavy metal up through and including thrash metal. After thrash, I think the blues element of metal was finally completely gone. For shame.

You don't listen to extreme metal. You probably listened to Six Feet Under and deduced that about Death & Roll. There's plenty of black, death, and especially thrash bands that use pentatonic. I think you believe yourself to know more of the genre than you actually do.

Finally got around to watching Desperate Man Blues. Great documentary about a guy that's been collecting blues/country/gospel records for the past fifty years and his passion for the stuff hasn't eased up in the slightest. It's almost worth it alone for a clip of Son House just beating the hell out of his guitar.

I enjoy a lot of the acoustic Delta style blues. I also like the electric blues style. It's actually a pretty diverse genre. Some of my favorites include Mississippi John Hurt, Lightnin Hopkins, Blind Boy Fuller, Charley Patton, Big Bill Broonzy, and Robert Johnson. There are many great electric players too. I like Muddy Waters, Albert King, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lurrie Bell, and Howlin Wolf.

You don't listen to extreme metal. You probably listened to Six Feet Under and deduced that about Death & Roll. There's plenty of black, death, and especially thrash bands that use pentatonic. I think you believe yourself to know more of the genre than you actually do.

I'm a musician and I use the pentatonic scale a tremendous amount in my music. I know a ton about extreme metal, and I can tell you that most of the time they do not use the pentatonic scale.

Also, I love blues rock. Colin James is probably very easily one of the better guitarists in that genre. There's also a fairly unknown band down in Louisiana called Santeria that just fucking ROCKS. You should all check them out.